Slugging Options for The Mark Center
Now that the Mark Center is in use, what are the options for Slugs? The Mark Center Transportation Center (Transportation Center), is located on Mark Center Drive and is part of the BRAC 133/4800 Mark Center Drive North Garage facility. It is open each weekday between the hours of 5:00 am and 7:00 pm. There are five (5) bus bays. A slugging lane is also provided on the west side of the North Garage and will be used by taxis during non-rush hours.
State transportation officials will engage in a massive transportation study that will examine commuter patterns from those traveling from as far away as Caroline County, the Shenandoah Valley, and drivers from Maryland into Virginia.
Gov. Robert F. McDonnell announced the “SuperNova” transit study to identify new centers of employment and development, according to a press release.
By Stephanie Tipple
For PotomacLocal.com
Woodbridge, Va. — The possibility of a Metro station and solutions for traffic congestion in Prince William County was the focus of a Metrorail to Prince William County meeting Monday night, hosted by Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11, Fairfax, Prince William).
Woodbridge, Va. — For the first time in its 25-year history, the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission carried more than 15,000 passengers on a single day. The all-time record set on Sept. 13 breaks the previous high ridership level of 14,897 passengers on June 7.
PRTC’s OmniRide and OmniLink buses on Sept. 13 carried 15,133 passengers, and officials say ridership normally rises in September which marks the end of the summer vacation season and the return of many back to work.
Woodbridge, Va. — Local leaders will meet in Woodbridge on Monday night to discuss bringing Metro to eastern Prince William County.
Extending Metro’s Blue line to Potomac Mills has for at least the past two election cycles has been a campaign talking point for area democrats, as it was last week during a candidates forum in Lake Ridge.
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Virginia State Police said 40 people were onboard the bus that caught fire on I-95 Monday night.
North Stafford, Va. — Officials are taking one step closer to building High Occupancy Toll lanes on Interstate 95.
The proposed lanes would convert the HOV lanes between Dumfries and Edsall Road in Alexandria to toll lanes, requiring drivers with fewer than three occupants inside their cars to pay to use the lanes 24 hours per day.
The washed out portion of track was in Franconia and halted service on the line Thursday, forcing VRE to find buses to take riders to stations further down the line.
CSX has been working around the clock since Thursday night on several areas of track that had been damaged by flooding. All tracks are now open; however, several temporary speed restrictions along the route are in effect. Similar to after working on the railroad as part of preventative maintenance, these slow orders will be in place until the track settles. This may take several days. Even so, we expect any delays that we experience to be minimal.
-VRE spokeswoman
As a result, VRE has made the decision not to operate service on Friday, September 9. With more rain expected overnight, we prefer to give the railroads the time they need to ensure that the tracks are fully operational. In addition, because the track issues happened during service, several of our train sets are currently being housed in our mid-day storage yard in DC, making the logistics even more complicated.
–VRE statement
The crash that took the life of a Triangle man was one of several across Virginia over the Labor Day holiday weekend.
According to insidenova.com, Dennis Dale Lockwood was killed Monday when his car flipped over while traveling on Joplin Road near Triangle. An adult female was also in the car when it crashed is expected to survive.
